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Bhairavi Kavacham
Bhairavi Kavacham
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Devotional text
bhairavīkavaca
{|| bhairavīkavaca ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
īdeyuvāca |
bhairayāḥ sakalā ivaāḥ utācāidhagatā mayā |
sātaṃ otuimachāima kavacaṃ yapuroidata || 1||
ailoyivajayaṃ nāma śaāivinavāraṇa |
vaḥ parataro nātha kaḥ kṛpāṃ katumahaita || 2||
īvara uvāca |
uṇu pāvaita vayāima sudira āṇavalabhe |
ailoyivajayaṃ nāma śaāivinavāraka || 3||
piṭhavā dhāriyavedaṃ ailoyivajayī bhave |
jaghāna sakalādaiyā yadhṛvā madhusūdanaḥ || 4||
ā sṛṭa ivatanute yadhṛvābhīṭadāyaka |
dhanāidhapaḥ kubero'ipa vāsavidaśevaraḥ || 5||
yaya sādādīśo'haṃ ailoyivajayī ivabhuḥ |
na deyaṃ pariśayeyo'sādhakeyaḥ kadācana || 6||
pueyaḥ ikamathāyeyo daācemṛyumānuyā |
ṛiṣatu kavacayāya diṇāmūtareva ca || 7||
ivarā chado jagaāī devatā bālabhairavī |
dhamathakāmamoeṣu ivinayogaḥ kītataḥ || 8||
adharo ibadumānāḥ kāmaḥ śataśaśīyutaḥ |
bhṛgumanuvarayutaḥ saga bījayāmakaḥ || 9||
bālaiṣā me iśaraḥ pātu ibadunādayutāipa sā |
bhālaṃ pātu kumārīśā sagahīnā kumāirakā || 10||
śau pātu ca vābījaṃ kaṇayumaṃ sadāvatu |
kāmabījaṃ sadā pātu āṇayumaṃ parāvatu || 11||
saravatīdā bālā ijavāṃ pātu śuicabhā |
ha kaṭhaṃ hasakalarī kadhau pātu haau bhujau || 12||
pacamī bhairavī pātu karau hasa sadāvatu |
dayaṃ hasakala vaḥ pātu hasau tanau mama || 13||
pātu sā bhairavī devī caitayaipaṇī mama |
ha pātu sadā pāvayumaṃ hasakalara sadā || 14||
ku pātu hasaumaye bhairavī bhuiva dulabhā |
aiṃīṃoṃvaṃ mayadeśaṃ bījivaā sadāvatu || 15||
ha pṛṭhaṃ sadā pātu nābha hasakala sadā |
pātu hasa karau pātu ṣakūṭā bhairavī mama || 16||
saha sathanī pātu sahasakalara sadāvatu |
gudeśaṃ haau pātu janunī bhairavī mama || 17||
sapadā sadā pātu ha jaghe hasala padau |
pātu haṃsauḥ savadehaṃ bhairavī savadāvatu || 18||
hasa māmavatu āyāṃ harala pāvake'vatu |
hasa me diṇe pātu bhairavī casaṃthatā || 19||
la va māṃ sadā pātu inaṛyāṃ cabhairavī |
pātu vāyaye hū~ hū~ pātu sadore || 20||
pātu sadaiśāye diṇe kāilakāvatu |
ūva āgutabījāina ratu māmadhaḥthale || 21||
idavidau vāhā pātu kāilakā khagadhāiraṇī |
oṃ hū~ pha sā tārā sava māṃ sadāvatu || 22||
saāme kānane duga toye taragadutare |
khagakadharā soā sadā māṃ piraratu || 23||
iita te kithataṃ deiva sārāsārataraṃ maha |
ailoyivajayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramāuta || 24||
yaḥ paṭheyato bhūvā pūjāyāḥ phalamānuyā |
padhamūūya bhavane lamīvaṇī vasetaḥ || 25||
yaḥ śaubhīto raṇakātaro vā bhīto vane vā silalālaye vā |
vāde sabhāyāṃ itavāidano vā raḥkopā hasakulāā || 26||
caḍadaḍāmanāca bhīto guroḥ kopādipa kṛsāyā |
ayaya deva paṭheisayaṃ sa yāmaheśaitamo jayī ca || 27||
ailoyivajayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ mamukhoidata |
ivilaya bhūjaguiṭakāṃ vaṇathāṃ dhārayeida || 28||
kaṭhe vā diṇe bāhau ailoyivajayī bhave |
taāṃ āya śaāiṇa bhavita kusumāina ca || 29||
lamīḥ saravatī taya inavasevane mukhe |
etakavacamaāvā yo japeairava parā |
bālāṃ vā japeiādirao mṛyumānuyā || 30||
|| iita īyāmale devīvarasaṃvāde ailoyivajayaṃ nāma
bhairavī kavacaṃ samāta ||About this kavacham — Shiva
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.
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